Source: The Frick Collection, New York
The son of a painter, François Boucher (1703-1770) was born in Paris and trained first with his father, then briefly with François Lemoine.
In 1723 he won the Academy’s first prize for painting but was denied the sojourn in Rome that normally resulted from the competition.
To earn his living the young artist produced reproductive engravings throughout the 1720s, notably after drawings and paintings by Watteau.
François Boucher - The Four Seasons, Autumn, 1755